Side roller-curtain for vehicle and like tops.



APPLICATION FILED APB..13,1908.

Patented June 29, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD ROBINSON NURSE, OF MILLBROOK, ONTARIO, CANADA, ASSIGNOR TO MARYELIZABETH MILLIGAN, 0F MILLBROOK, CANADA.

SIDE ROLLER-CURTAIN FOR VEHICLE AND LIKE TOPS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 29, 1909.

Applicationflled April 13, 1908. Serial No. 426,878.

To aliwhom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, RICHARD ROBINSON NURSE, of Millbrook, in the countyof Durham, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Side Roller-Curtains for Velcle and LikeTops, of which the following is the specification.

My invention relates to improvements in side roller curtains for vehicleand like tops, and the object of the invention is to devise a form ofside curtain, which will be compact, durable and will contract intosmall space out of the way.

A further object is to make the curtain easil manipulated,convenient-and adapted for a kinds of weather.

To efi'ect these objects .my invention consists of a jointed reachattached to the interior of the to on the front and rear bows,- a rollerjourna ed in bearings forming part of I the rear portion of the jointed,reach and havin a curtain secured thereto designed to be ro edthereupon, a supplemental curtain secured at the top on a rod normallylocated within a slot in the aforesaidroller and designed to be slidabletoward the front, so as to form an extended side curtain; the partsbeing arranged and constructed in detail as hereinafter moreparticularly explained.

Figure 1, is a perspective view of portion of the inside of a topshowing the bows elevated and the material of the top removed and myinvention in position on one side of the to Fig. 2, is a similar viewwith the elevation showing the to raised. Fig. 4-, is a detail of thereach with the roller and curtain. Fig. 5, is a perspective detailshowing the joint of the jointed reach broken for folding.

Fig. 6, is a detail showing the manner of journaling the roller and ofwinding the spin dle of the same to increase the tension of. the springtherein. Fig. 7 is a cross section of the roller.

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in each fi 'ure.

A is the bottom rail, which is fitted on to the top edge of the seat ofthe buggy or other vehicle.

A is the oose neck connected to the front of the rail B is the main bow,which is journaled on Fig. 3, is a sectional side.

the goose neck A and C is the front bow pivoted on the bow B.

- D is an intermediate bow pivoted on the bow B and E is the rear bow.

I do not show the ordinal material, which is attached to the bows B notnecessary for the understanding of my invention.

' I preferabl use instead of the jointed reach eneral used in bu Y topsan inner jointed reach F, of the usual construction and givotallyattached at the front to the bracket secured to the side of the bow {3near the top and at the back to the bracket H secured underneath the topof the rear bow.

F is an extension bracket attached to or forming part of the rearportion'F of the jointed reach F.

F is a bracket attached to or forming part of the rear portion F of thejointed reach. The bracket F is suitably secured to the rear of thejoint and extends forwardly as indicated.

. In the brackets F journaled, such roller being provided wit-h aU-shaped crank end I on the end of the s)indle, which is thewindingspindle (see Fig.6). The tail I normally extends to one side of thebracket F as indicated and by drawing the crank end 1 and holding theroller 1 from rotating the spring on the inside of the roller, which isof the ordinary type used in spring rollers, may he wound up. so as toget the desired degree of tension to insure of the raising oi thecurtain l. The crank Iis then pushed hncknardly, so as to hold thetension. This crank shaped end is used instead of the ordinnrv box a ndsquare ended 'spindle fitting in the col-res ending orilice in thebracket which is genera ly used in this class of rollers. The bracket Fhas a curved stop lug l" against which the front end F 5 of the jointedreach F is designed to come in contact, so as to hold the reach I" rigidwhen in the straight position, and conse u'ently the bracket securely.

11 Figs. 3 and 4 I have shown the curtain I} drawn oil the roller and inthese figures it will be seen that the roller I is provided with a slot2 in which fits a rod 3 having an eyeshaped end 'l he eye-shaped endextends slightly beyond the end of the slot and the rod 3 fitting withinthe slot is of a greater D and E as it is.

and F the roller I is ntsi curt-sin to be secured on e T eye is designedbutton 5 on the irons bow) sin i is left in the position shown in .i g.net is behind the curtain P, but should it he stormy oil that 1Snecessary to do to cetch hoid oi the eye e and pull the rod orwerdiyinto the position shown in dotted in Fig. 4, and in iuli iines in Fig.3. in position bots curtains may be iowered hown in 3, so as to excludevery mu ch more of the storm than were "the curtain only 5 the Width ofthe curtain li alone. To up the curtain, of course, the rod 3 is aleu snushed beckw rdiy into the recess in ns'roiiert With the siot 2 and bypuiiing on curtsn if both curtains may be up, the curtain i roliiug upon .vfithin'the curt-sis i .5" T the top oi the" reach F broken isthrown back and this figure and entirely. out of the Such s side curtainas I describe is very convenien'hconapsct 243F118 entireiv out of whennot in use.

lL cisirn as my invention 183 T 'n for vehicle end e side roller cur-tar-e tops the combination;

suitably secured at the side of the-top movable horizontniiy inward, ofroller siie curt-sin held thereon journsled in attached to the saidreach as and purnose specified. Q a side roller curtain for vehicle andietion wit sv jointed side nd end brackets to which the said ispivoteiiy connected, said brackets O soured the inside of the fronthows, said res-ch having horizontal of e rc-lier journaled in bearingsside and a curtain attached LG- snd for the purpose specified. In e sideroller ,curtai for vehicle and 1' is ps, the combination wi he jointedside reach heving'horizontei movement and seen the inside of the. ironeand back or" extension brackets secured to the a of the reer portion ofthe inin'hsri Qirlp. ii fifili e roiier journe-led in with e jointedside the curtain on n s des of the top will be located as indifor thepurpose specified.

5. in a side roller curtain for vehicle and i like tops, the combinationwith a ointed side reach and end brackets to which the said reach ispivotslly connected, said brackets being secured on the inside of thefront and beck bows, of extension brackets secured to r the front andback of the rear ort-ion of the I jointed side reach, and s rollerjournsled in the same and csrr; :1 side curtain and provided, with aslot and a, longitudinal recess and rod fitting in the longitudinalrecess and carrying a curtain as and for the purpose specified.

6. ln a side roller curtain for vehicle and like tops, the combinationwith s jointed side reach and end brackets to which the said- "eech ispivotolly connected, said brsclqcts being secured on the inside of thefront end. beck bows, of extension brackets red to front end buck of there .1- jointed side r ach, and a roller jo sled in the some and carryingside curts l and rovided with slot and a longitudinal re ess and rodfitting in the longitudinal recess and carrying a curtain and hsvi 1g ineye at the front end to engage with a button on the front bow when therod is extended and for the purpose specified: 7. in a device of theroller having e1 curtain and provided with s lon fitting in the slot and"cs rnentsl curtain and move of the roiler is and for th RECHD. ROBINSOWitnesses B. BYD, R. CoBArN.

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